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assured

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verb

past tense of assure

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of assured
Adjective
Streeting is an assured communicator with a base of support among parliamentary colleagues, but Burnham is considered the more likely successor. ABC News, 18 June 2026 But now the western Canadian province, where the popular HBO drama The Last of Us was shot during its first season, is more assured foreign movie or TV series will tap its film tax credit while shooting locally as royalties from oil exploration and drilling once again pour into its coffers. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Verb
Rest assured, your home itself will not be used as collateral. Dan Avery, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 The playoffs seemed assured, and there was a legitimate shot at taking the division crown. Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assured
Adjective
  • Leo July 23 – August 22 A confident explanation could still be missing a few facts.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • World Athletics are confident about the event, as risky as trying something new can be in sport, for a couple of reasons.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • White’s Jimmy Hurdstrom is a good-hearted yet rough-around-the-edges ranch hand who evolved from a troubled criminal into a resilient, proud cowboy.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The reason that's so significant is multifaceted, but his main transgression and the thing that ultimately lost him his job was the recent skid of the once-proud FSU football team.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Meloni’s transformation from nationalist outsider to establishment figure has reassured investors and European leaders.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The post accompanying the video reassured fans that more is in store for the team, however.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The official rules have ensured the sport’s continuity over the decades.
    Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His thinking ensured that the hotel needed only minor updates over the decades, the biggest renovation resulting from a deadly terror attack and siege in Mumbai in 2008.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Authorities were not immediately sure what caused the crash, and Cordero-Stutz declined to answer additional questions from reporters.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Not sure what happened there, but SeanJo definitely showed up for work.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Gilbertson says he’s comforted by the fact that the joint venture called the Alameda Belt Line will hire many of his employees.
    John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Her son and protesters from Indivisible Lake Norman, who were at the trial or outside the courthouse every day this week, comforted her.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The magic number will be 90, with only that amount of players (out of 120) in the Championship Series guaranteed spots for the following year.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Edwin Díaz was so shaky in his rehab assignment Sunday that a spot on the postseason roster isn’t guaranteed.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assured. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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